Dispensing device



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DISPENSING DEVICE. APPLICATION 'man MAR. la. 191e.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

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J. STUBBERS. DISPENSING DevlcE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, I3. 1916.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919;

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J. STUBBERS.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPucATloN FILED MAR. ls. 1916.

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l ,7]9 I j@ vwd i JOSEPH STUBBERS,.0F CINCINNATI, OHIO. I

DISPEN SING DEVICE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.V

Patented oet. 14, 1919.

Application filed 'March 13, 1916. Serial No, 83,827.

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH S '1UBERs, a citizen of Vthe United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State Y of Ohio,have invented certain new and use`- iul Improvements in DispensingDevices, of which the followingis a specication.

My invention relates to dispensing devices and is exemplified asemployed in connection with rolls of flexible material, such as rolls ofoil-cloth.

It is the object of my invention to provide novel means in a device ofthe character described, whereby to measure the length of the materialbeing sold; further to provide novel means for cutting ofi' the stretchof material to be severed; further to provide novel means for windingthe stretch of material to be severed and for demounting the same inrolled condition after being severed.

I have illustrated my improved device as employed for use in dispensingoil-cloth, the rolls of oil-cloth being supported in up and downrelation on a suitable rotatable frame, and I shall describe theinvention in connection with such use.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved device, showing oneof the rolls of oil-cloth in place.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan section of the same, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1',and partly broken away, and showing a number oil rolls of oil-cloth inposition. v j

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail of the cutting device, taken on the line 44 of Fig.` 3.

Fig. 5 is a'sectional detail of the same in the plane of the line 5 5 ofFig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail in section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1, showing theclamping means for the winding roll.

Fig. 7 is an axial section otone of the roll supports in the stand,taken in the plane of the line 7 7 of Fig. 3, and partly broken away.

cut-off and measuring means, partly broken away, andV partly in sectionon the line 10 1'0 of Fig. 1. f

Fig. 11 is anl axial section showing the means for securing theroll-springs in p0- sition, taken on a line in the plane of the line 1111 of Fig. 12.

Fig. 1.2 is a cross-section of the same, taken in the plane ofthe line12-12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is an axial section of the winding roll, taken in the plane ofthe line '13 13 of Fig. 6, and partly broken away.

' Fig. 14 is a perspective view detail of the lower end of the same, inseparated relation.

Fig. 15 is an axial section showingY a modification of the clampingmeansfor the winding roll, partly in side elevation and partly brokenaway, the section being 'taken in the plane of the line 15 15 of Fig.17.

Fig. 16 is a side elevation of the same; and,

Fig. 17 is a cross-section of the same taken on the line 17 17 of Fig.15.

The base of the device is shown at 21. It is shown supported on suitablecasters 22 and has a bracket 23 extending therefrom. The base supportsav rotatable frame 24 which comprises a top plate 25 and a bottom plate26 connected by meansof rods 27, the rods being threaded at theirrespective endsrand passing vthrough holes 28 inthe respective plates,nuts 29, 30, being received about the threaded ends of the rods atthepreferably Vspacing the plates apart andv rigidly connecting the same.

VThe rotatable frame further comprises a tube 31, threaded at itsrespective ends, as' shown at 32, passing through central holes' 33 inthe respective plates, the plates being rigidly connected therewith bymeans of nuts 34, 35. I The tube has bearing about a rod 41, having areduced threaded end 42 received through a hole 43 in the base, a nut 44clamping the base between it and the shoulder 45v on the rod. l

The rod extends upwardly through the tube and has a coupling 46rigidlysecured at itsV upper end by set-bolts 47 A bracketl respectivesides of the respective plates Vfor 52 (Figs. el and 10) rigid with thebracket 23, as by being secured thereto by a screw 53 (see Fig. 10).

The lower plate of the rotatable frame is provided with suitable cups 55(Fig. arranged to receive rods 56 (Fig. 7 which may be in the form ofhollow metal tubes, the rods ext-ending upwardly through bearing-holes57 in the top plate 25. The rods have the flexible material, forinstance oilcloth, thereabout iny the form of rolls, these latter rollsbeing shown at 58. The rolls of oil-cloth are preferaby rolled with theface side of the oil-cloth outward.

The bearings for the rods 56 are preferably disposed in a plurality ofrows one within the other, an outer row of bearings for ten of such rodsand an inner row for five of such supporting rods being exemplified.lVith an arrangement of this character, if the user desires to displayonly ten rolls of cloth he can do so by employing the outer row ofbearings, but if it is necessary for the user to take care of anadditional number of rolls of cloth, these can be disposed in the innerrow of bearings. The larrangement gives the appearanceof -a full displayof stock although the entire number of bearings for the rolls of clothmay not be employed.

The bearings in the outer row are arranged in pairs, the pairs beingspaced apart a less distance than the distance between bearings of thepairs, leaving spaces 61 between the bearings of the pairs of bearingsand insuring spaces between the rolls of adjacent pairs of the outer rowthrough which access is had to the cloth on the inner rolls oppositesaid spaces and through which said cloth may be drawn from said innerroll in order to be measured, wound and cut ou. This arrangementdiscloses to view the patterns on all the rolls.

Means are provided for maintaining the rolls of cloth in rolledcondition, accomplished in the present instance by means of springs 63,64. These springs bear upon the peripheries of the rolls of cloth forpreventing unwinding of the rolls. They preferably eXtend from the rods27 and are eX- emplified as secured in place by means of arranging` thesprings in pairs connected by means of a bendy 65 (Fig. 11) receivedabout the rod in a bearing 66, secured to the rod as by a set-screw 67,the springs extending outwardly from the bearing through slots 68. Thespring 64 may have its opposite end shortened, as shown at 69 (Fig. 3),whereby an odd number of springs is provided for providing a spring foreach of the rolls of cloth within the capacity of the deviceexemplified.

l/Vhen it is desired to dispense" a portion of any one of the rolls ofcloth, the rotatable frame is turned to bring sand. rollof. clothproximate to the bar 51 (see Fig. 3). The bar 51 acts as a guide androtating means for the cutting device, exemplified as a pair of circularcutter-blades 71, 72, which coact with each other for severing theportion of the cloth dispensed. The cutter-blade 71 is provided with anannular rabbet 7 3 (Fig. 5) forming a cutting edge 7,4 and providing anannular space in.. which the cutter-blade 72 is received during thecutting operation.

The cutter-blade 71 is secured, as by screws 75, to a roller 76 providedwith an annular flange '77 forming an annular groove. A friction band issecured to the roller and forms part thereof. rhe bar 51 is received inthe annular groove and is contacted by the friction band. The roller 76is mounted on a shaft 79 received in bearings 80, of a forked upright 78(Figs. 1 and 10) of a frame 81.

The cutter-blade 72 (Figs. 5 and 10) is secured, as by screws 82, to ahub 83 on a shaft 84 received in bearings 85 of a forked upright 86 ofthe frame 81. The cutterblades are preferably tempered steel disks.

The frame 81 has a bearing 87 (Figa) about the bar 51, this bearingbeing slightly loose so as to permit frictional engagement between theroller 76 and the bar 51 for imparting rotation to the cutter-bladeswhen 9 the frame 81 is moved lengthwise of the bar.

The frame is normally at the bottom of the bar, with the cutter-bladesbelow the plane of the cloth being wound oifof the roll. The frame isprovided with an arm 88 (Fig. 10) with which a chain 89 connects, thechain for convenience extending upwardly and being attached, forinstance, at 90 to the main frame of the device.

The cloth being dispensed isarranged to be wound about a winding-roll 91and passes the bar 51 (see Fig. 3). When the proper length ofcloth hasbeen received about the winding-roll, so that the proper point ofseverance of the cloth is in line with the path of movement of thecutter-knives, the chain S9 is pulled upwardly, whereby a slightlytilting motion is imparted to tho cutter frame 81 .for causingfrictional engagement between the roller 76 and the bar 51. As thecutter-frame is drawn upwardly, the roller 76 and the cutter-blade 71 attached thereto are rotated, and by reason of the contact of thecutter-blade 72 with tho cutter-blade 7l, the cutter-blade 72 is alsorotated. When the cloth is reached by the cutters, they will sever thelength to be dispensed along the proper line, the edge being severedbeing received |between the peripheral edge of the cutter-blade 72 andthe bottom of the annular rabbet 73 for imparting additional frictionbetween the cutterblades and causing their combined rotation.

In order to lead the portion of the cut edge of the length of clothbeing dispensed,

away from the cutters, as the vcutting progresses, the arm 88 isprovided with a defiecting edge 92 (Fig. 4) for curling the cut edge ofthe length being dispensed away from the cutter-blades.

The end of the cloth being dispensed is temporarily secured withrelation to the winding-rol1 for effecting the winding of the clotharound the winding-roll, these securing means being releasable, so thatthe cloth wound on the winding-roll may 'be released and wrapped fordelivery. rEhe winding-roll is arranged to be supported on the bracket23 and to be turned by a handle 101 (see Figs. 1 and Referring to Figs.1, 13 and 14, the securing means for the end of the cloth areexemplified as a rod 102 pivoted at 103 to a lug 104 rigidwith a plug105, preferably releasably received in the lower end yof thewinding-roll, the lug extending through a slot 100 in the winding-roll.The bracket 23 is provided with an upwardly extending journal 106 havinga pin 107 therein arranged to be received in a hole 108 in the plug 105.The plug has an apron 109 received partway around the journal 106. r1`hewinding-roll at its upper end is provided with a latch 110 receivedabout the upper end of the rod 102, the latch having a stem 111 passingthrough the windingroll, a spring 112 being received thereabout urgingthe latch 110 toward the windingroll.

The handle 101 rotatesV in a 'bearing 115 which is rigid with the frameby means o1' a connecting bar 116. The shank 113 of the handle isrotatable and movable longitudinally in the bearing 115. Its lower endis provided with a reduced portion 117 received in the winding-roll,pin-s 118 extending outwardly from the reduced portion and received inslots 119 in the upper end of the ivincling1'oll.

The end of the cloth to be wound is received and slightly clampedbetween the rod 102 and the winding-roll, and the winding begins andcontinues until the proper length of cloth to Ibe severed is in linewith the cutting-off knives, when the cutting olf takes place. Thehandle is then raised for releasing the upper end of the winding-roll,andthe winding-roll with the severed cloth there-011 removed from thebracket 23.

The latch 110 is then n'ianipulated for releasing the rod 102, whereuponthe rod together with the plug` 105 are withdrawn lengthwise', and thewound roll of cloth-and the winding-roll are separated by relativelengthwise movement. The winding-roll and plug are shown in rseparatedrelation in Fig.' 14.

modification of the securing means for the end of the cloth withrelation to the winding-roll isV exeinpliied in Figs. l15, 16V

and 17, 'in which similar parts are referred to *by similar referencenumerals having the exponent prime.l A pair of stretches of wire 121extend lengthwise of the windingroll and are arranged to be looped abouta pin 122. The ends of the wire are secured in a lug 104 extending fromthe plug 105, the apron 109 being shown as an extension of thewinding-roll. The shank 113 of the handle has a reduced part 126arranged to be receivedin a bearing 127 at the upper end of thewinding-roll, the winding-roll at its upper end being provided with apin 128 extending into range of the pin 122. The pin 122 has a droopingend 129 'for readily having the loopend of the wire' received thereover.y

The end of the cloth to be wound is received between the winding-rolland the wire, the wire being slipped over the pin, whereupon the handleis turned, the pin 122 striking the pin- 128 for causing' thewinding-roll to rotate with the handle. YvVhen the proper' length ofcloth has been wound albout the winding-roll, the looped end ci' thewire is slipped off the pin 122 and the handle raised for moving thereduced part 126 out of thebearing 127, whereupon the upper end of thewinding-roll may be moved laterally and the cloth slipped therefrom, orthe cloth Awith the winding-roll therein placed upon a suitable tableand the winding-roll and wire slipped therefrom, leaving the cloth uponthe table ready to bel wrapped.

I have provided a convenient means'for measuring th'ecloth as the sameis unwound, exempliied as accomplished by means of a measuring-disk 131having markingsy 132 (Fig. 2) thereon lindicating the cireum'f'er#entia-l measurement ofthe disk, and forming a measuring gage on thedisk. The disk has a bearing 133 about a rod 134 which'eX- tendsbracket-wise, as shown at 135 (Fig. 10)' from a bearing 136 positionedrendwise by collars 137 (Fig. 1) about the connectV ing-bar V116.Vertical movement is permitted the measuringdisk, as by being slippedlengthwise or" the rod 134 by means of itsvv bearing 133. Its weightwill normally causethe bearing 136'to swing about the connecting-rodcausing the edge o1'. the disk normally to bear upon thcbar-51.`

When it is desired to measure the cloth, the cloth is unrolled'frorn theroll until its end is opposite the disk', wiereupon the 'disk may beturned so as to' have its. zero mark register with the end of the cloth.The cloth is 'then pulled over toward the winding-roll with Vtheldisk incontact vwith normally bears on the cloth throughout the time ofmovement of the latter'. The zero mark is caused to register with theend of the cloth when the end of' the cloth is in the line of travel ofthe cutter-blades, and the disk normally bears upon the face of thecloth as the saine is moved to the windingroll and also after the sainehas been secured to the winding-roll and the winding-roll is turned. Themeasuring gage on the disk will indicate when the proper length of clothhas passed the path of the knives, so that the end of the proper lengthof cloth to be dispensed will be in the line of said path, whereupon theknives are elevated lengthwise of the bar by pulling on the chain 89 forseveringI the length of cloth to be dispensed.

I/Vhen the indicating disk indicates the proper length of cloth asmeasured for dispensing, the revolving of the winding-roll is stoppedand the disk raised, shown accomplished, (see dotted lines in Fig. 10)by sliding its bearing- 133 lengthwise of the rod 134 for moving thedisk upwardly out of range of the @utter-blades, so that thecutter-blades may be pulled lengthwise of the bar for severing thelength to be dispensed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a device of the character described, the combination of a standcomprising an upright rotatable frame, supports for a windingroll, awindingroll supported thereby in upright relation, an uprightcutter-operating bar interposed between said rotatable frame andwinding-roll supports, cutting means comprising a pair of coactingrotatable cutter-blades, cutter-blade operating means between said barand said cuttino means, and means for moving said cutter-:bladeslengthwise of said bar for seyering a flexible strip stretched betweensaid rotatable frame and winding-roll.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a portableframe, a rotatable frame supported thereby comprising upper and lowerplates, spacing rods therebetween for spacing said plates apartandrigidly securing said rods and plates together, sets of bearings in saidplates for rolls of flexible material arranged in a pair of rows onewithin the other, said bearings of the inner row being arranged inoffset relation to the bearing of the outer row, the bearings of theouter Irow being arrangedin pairs of sets, the pairs of sets of saidbearings being spaced apart greater distances than the lesser spacebetween the sets of said pairs of sets of bearings, said sets ofbearings of the inner rows being placed in radial positions in rear ofsaid greater spaces, said spacing rods being placed in radial positionsbetween said lesser spaces, and constructed and arranged whereby therolls of flexible material between the bearings of said inner row areviewed in regular arrangement between the rolls of iiexible materialbetween said pairs of said sets of said outer `row of bearings, andcontact-springs for said rolls supported 4by said rods extendinginwardly and outwardly with relation to said rotatable frame, saidoutwardly extending springs arranged in pairs in said lesser spaces, thesprings of said pairs of springs arranged for pressing in oppositedirections upon the rolls of flexible material.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with anupright rotatable frame arranged for carrying rolls of flexiblematerial, an upright bar adjacent to said upright rotatable frame, atilting frame, a bearing therefor about said upright bai', a pair ofcoacting cutter-disks rotatably mounted on said tilting frame, africtionroll to which one of said cutter-disks is secured coacting withsaid upright bar, and means for tilting said tilting frame whereby tocause driving Contact between said friction-roll and said bar and formoving said tilting frame lengthwise of said upright bar whereby torotate said cutter-disks and sever the flexible material.

4. Ina device of the character described, the combination of a portableframe, a rotatable frame thereon arranged for supporting a plurality ofrolls of flexible material7 upper and lower brackets extending laterallyfrom said portable frame, an upright winding-roll arranged for windingthe flexible material from said rolls on said rotatable framecomp-rising a roll proper, an upright journal on said lower bracket forthe bottom end of said winding-roll, said winding-roll comprising adepending shield partly en circling said journal, said winding-roll andjournal having pin and hole connection therebetween in the axial line ofsaid winding-roll, a handle for winding said windingroll having a shank,a bearing on said upper bracket in which said handle has rotation andaxial movement, and a pin connection between said handle and roll properfor causing said roll proper to rotate with said handle, and a clampingmeans extending lengthwise of said roll proper between which a-nd saidroll proper the end of the flexible material to be wound is clamped formovement thereof about said roll proper.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH STUBBERS. Vitnesses W. E. SPLAIN, CONSTANT SoU'rHwoRTH.

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